The World's Worst Camera PhoneThe World's Worst Camera PhoneMy mobile is one of those Motorola flip open ones that everyone has. The camera on it is really terrible but I kind of like it. You have to take a photo of something really big and spectacular to even be able to work out what it is. This is a blog of Articles
and now a trip to the opposite end of the Monopoly board: Mayfair
2008-05-26 14:40:00 Ivy covered building, Curzon Street:Chesterfield Gardens:The Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street:An elephant in a shop window, South Audley Street:Think Elephant More About: Board , Trip , Opposite , Monopoly
Elephant & Castle
2008-05-26 14:35:00 Tower block off Elephant Road:188 bus and tower block off New Kent Road:New flats off Walworth Road:Think Elephant (I do): More About: Castle
Kennedy Sausages
2008-05-19 13:17:00 the former premises of Kennedy Sausages in Camberwell:and Walworth Road:
scaffolding stag, Elephant & Castle
2008-05-15 23:13:00 made by Ben Long - here's an article about itand a wind turbine on top of a tower block More About: Castle , Elephant
Chinese restaurant, Camden High Street, London
2008-05-11 13:45:00 Due to a loophole in English law, magic mushrooms used to available to buy from shops all along Camden High Street . I think the loophole was closed before the giant dragon appeared on the front of this restaurant, which is probably for the best. More About: London , Restaurant , Chinese
An Arundel Tomb, Chichester Cathedral
2008-05-08 13:03:00 There was a photo of the Arundel Tomb in Chichester Cathedral in Saturday's Guardian Review.Here's the wonderful Philip Larkin poem that immortalised it (or perhaps added to its immortality):Here's audio of Philip Larkin reading the poem with a brief line of explanation at the start (YouTube is so good).Here's a plaque about the poem:And below is my own photo of the tomb but I recommend reading the poem first and imagining the tomb:Amen.
The London Tube
2008-04-18 04:38:00 Southbound Bakerloo line platform at Waterloo: More About: London , Tube
Lunch, Terminus Nord restaurant, Paris
2008-04-18 04:30:00 Paris is renowned for its cuisine:It's all in the presentation More About: Restaurant , Lunch , Paris , Nord
Window display, Sonia Rykiel shop, Paris
2008-04-18 04:24:00 Parisians are renowned for their style and taste: More About: Display , Sonia , Paris , Shop , Window
Apartment hotel in construction at no. 1 Westminster Bridge
2008-04-09 13:55:00 The first photos I posted on this blog were of the old building at no. 1 Westminster Bridge midway through demolition.They're now building an apartment hotel on the same site: More About: Hotel , Construction
Camden, London
2008-04-05 03:15:00 British Transport Police building, Camden Road:Mural on wall of Constitution Pub:The Hawley Arms, undergoing repair from fire damage: More About: London
the Palace of Westminster, London, at twilight
2008-04-02 12:24:00 Looks kinda sinister doesn't it, like something out of Dracula More About: London , Palace , Twilight , Westminster
The O2 Arena, London
2008-03-28 15:32:00 And a bit of sculpture in the River Thames: More About: London , Arena
from the window of the train from Glasgow to London
2008-03-24 02:32:00 The River Clyde:The River Tyne:Grantham, birthplace of Margaret Thatcher:bright winter sun behind the clouds: More About: London , Glasgow , Train , Window
Glasgow, Scotland
2008-03-24 02:25:00 beautiful old terraced houses:a pub that used to be a church with a giant inflatable bottle of beer outside:in Glasgow , they call these "bananas". They can be found, unwrapped, on the counters of newsagents:That's Glasgow. More About: Scotland
New York
2008-03-21 06:02:00 I like New York .Lots of skyscrapers.Plenty of taxis too. More About: New-York
Austin, Texas
2008-03-21 02:54:00 Austin, Texas is proof that a city can be a great place despite horrible architecture.It does have a few skyscrapers including some new ones, although one wonders why as there's no shortage of empty space in the city centre. More About: Austin
cabinet containing confiscated items at Heathrow Airport
2008-03-20 04:50:00 clearly influenced by Damien Hirst More About: Airport , Items , Cabinet , Heathrow Airport , Heathrow
Blackfriars, London
2008-03-09 15:35:00 The Black Friar pub:Two views of the South Bank - Sea Containers House, the Oxo Tower and the London Eye:
more signs
2008-02-29 02:34:00 is this the best thing that can be said for being a volunteer police officer? More About: Signs
multi-coloured sunset over London from Bricklayers Arms
2008-02-25 03:46:00 It's times like this that I wish I had a proper camera with me as the sky was really amazing More About: London , Sunset , Multi , Arms
Ron Paul 2008 sticker on no right turn sign on Golden Square, London
2008-02-25 03:44:00 no wonder he didn't get the Republican nomination with campaigning tactics like this More About: London , Ron Paul , Paul , Sign , Turn
the bright lights of Cannes, France (and Nice airport)
2008-02-05 01:55:00 Hotel Splendid:The Martinez hotel:Lights on La Croisette:book shelves in a hotel:The roof of a restaurant:Nice airport: More About: France , Airport , Cannes , Bright
Historical political signage, Glossop Labour Club, Derbyshire
2008-01-21 02:32:00 Letter from Keir Hardie to the Merthyr Labour Representation Association (slightly different style from Gordon Brown):National Federation of Women Workers - To Fight, To Struggle, To Right The Wrong - Fellowship Is LifeDoes anyone know what this means? More About: Political , Historical , Club
advertising from 1992, Old Street tube station, London
2008-01-14 01:50:00 for some reason, some adverts from 1992 have made a reappearance at Old Street tube stationTower Records is no longer with us, but guide dogs and The Four Tops still are, thankfully. More About: London , Advertising , Tube , Station
graffiti on Hoxton Street, Hoxton, London
2008-01-14 01:44:00 you can't see it well from this picture but underneath the graffiti is a kind of street art icon of Madeleine McCann More About: London , Graffiti , Street
National news from Friday
2008-01-14 01:11:00 ROBBIE WILLIAMS GOES ON STRIKETWINS MARRY EACH OTHER (not quite as Sunday Sport-esque as it sounds) More About: News , National , Friday
view of London from, I think, Shotters Hill, Greenwich
More articles from this author:2008-01-11 02:07:00 not much to photograph at the moment so here's an old one More About: London , View , Hill , Greenwich 1, 2, 3 |
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